1997Nominee
Best Writing
O Cangaceiro
Antonio Carlos da Fontoura
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
São Paulo, Brazil
November 20, 1939
Biography
A Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer, Antonio Carlos da Fontoura was born in 1939, in the city of São Paulo. He wrote and directed a number of documentary shorts and feature-length films, including "Copacabana Me Engana" (1968), "A Rainha Diaba" (1974) and "Gatão de Meia Idade" (2006). Fontoura has also had a prolific work in TV, creating and writing soaps "Vidas Opostas" (2006), "Amor e Intrigas" (2007) and miniseries "Chapadão do Bugre" (1988) and "Capitães da Areia" (1989).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1967Winner
Best Director
Ver Ouvir
1974Nominee
Best Director
The Devil Queen
Career Highlights
1977Highlight
Best Director
Cordão de Ouro
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
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The Devil Queen
My Home Is Copacabana